: About Me

I consider myself a "lucky" person when it comes to the important things in life. I am married to a wonderful husband and we have a 3 year old, pretty perfect daughter. I have my bachelor's degree in Child Psychology and Development and my master's in Occupational Therapy. I work in a school setting as well as in a skilled nursing facility on call. I am doing exactly what I have wanted to do all my life: working with children. I can't imagine my life without all of their uniqueness. I grew up in northern Wisconsin and currently live in southern Minnesota. I still consider myself a "county girl". I enjoy being outdoors most months of the year. I love playing and watching sports, always have. I just discovered this website and find it intriguing. I hope I have found another hobby!

My passion is ...

life balance

I know too much about ...

too little :)

My parents always told me ...

to use manners

My childhood ambition ...

to become a firefighter

My favorite memory ...

favorites are so hard to pinpoint...

Why I write ...

just starting out, we'll see how it goes!

My first job ...

working as a cashier at a grocery store when I was 15

My best moment ...

giving birth to my daughter and delivering a speech to my sister on her wedding day

My inspiration ...

single parents

Parenting & Pregnancy > Special Needs Guide to better penmanship for kids with learning difficulties

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There is so much more to handwriting than penmanship, or legibility. There is too much emphasis placed on what the writing looks like than what is functional, especially when we are thinking about students with special needs. I find it difficult to distinguish students with "learning difficulties" from students with "special needs". With this said, there are several things to consider in a student's handwriting skills (every child). It all begins when the child is an infant. The recent attention drawn to "tummy time" has its benefits, especially in terms of handwriting. There are several i...

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